OGCA Members Approve New Membership Criteria
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ARTICLE VI – MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: Qualification
a) To be eligible for membership in the OGCA, an applicant shall be an individual, partnership or corporation,in good standing with the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) that contracts with owners and / or architects and / or engineers to coordinate and / or perform, in their entirety, the construction and / or renovations of structures, and who has established a reputation for skill, integrity and responsibility.
The second change addressed the long term financial sustainability of the OGCA and strengthened our role as a proactive advocate for the industry and our members.
ARTICLE VI – MEMBERSHIP
Section 7: Associate Partner Program
To be eligible for Associate Partner, a firm, individual or association must provide services to the General Contracting industry and be in compliance with the OGCA governing policies. The following industry stakeholder categories would be eligible for membership:
·Major
material suppliers
·Equipment
rental companies
·Legal
firms
·Bonding
Companies
·Insurance
·Other
professional firms (i.e. accounting, environmental, cost consultants, project
management, consultants)
·Colleges
and other educational organizations
As was contained in the information packages sent to all members, the Motion was to approve the process for developing the OGCA Associate Partners Program (APP). The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of this motion and passed with only two opposed.
This now allows us to move forward in developing the regulations/policies that will govern this program.
We plan to launch it in the New Year. Partners attending the AGM were enthusiastic about the opportunity to work more closely with and provide support to the OGCA.
A joint Task Force will be set up with our partners to finalize details for the launch of the program. We are all very excited about the new opportunities this will create for the OGCA and the added strength and benefits it will provide to the organization’s members.
